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Aussie asset managers fourth-fastest in global growth

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
Australian asset managers are the fourth-fastest growing of their global peers, clocking in 11.9% in compounded annual growth over the last five years, says a new report from Willis Towers Watson. Willis Towers Watson's Thinking Ahead Institute published ...

AMP awards mandate to BlackRock

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... move to a predominantly index-based strategy, including for clients in its NZ$6.2 billion KiwiSaver Scheme, the default pension for more than 200,000 members. AMP is one of the nine default providers to the scheme, appointed by the New Zealand government ...

Stapling equals accountability: Hume

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... Treasurer's desk." She did however say that the 650-page report, which is a deep dive into the three pillars of the Age Pension, superannuation and voluntary savings, and does not propose recommendations similar to what the Productivity Commission ...

Northern Trust scores $20bn mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
Northern Trust has been awarded a $19.8 billion pension fund mandate by a leading retailer, replacing a longstanding partnership with State Street. Marks & Spencer's Pension Trust appointed Northern Trust to provide asset servicing solutions, such ...

Release the Retirement Income Review: Labor

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... superannuation. What they won't tell you is that these groups at the same time are calling on the government to increase the pension. Not by a small amount, but a very large amount." He added that under a Liberal government, he did not think there was ...

Half of UK pension funds seek buy-out

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
About half of all UK defined benefit pension funds are now targeting a buy-out as their long-term objective, new research shows. A survey of 100 DB pension scheme trustees by consultancy Hymans Robertson revealed the number of pension funds aiming for ...

Bravura to make $41m acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... offering and broadening its products and services. Delta is a UK software company that provides technology to power complex pension's administration in the UK market. Bravura said the acquisition helps to broaden its product suite. "Delta's products ...

Sydney boutique sharpens focus on HNWs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... syndicates of wealthy investors. EG currently manages about $3.2 billion in property assets, for investors that are mostly pension funds and large institutions. It was founded 20 years ago by Michael Easson (current chair of ASFA), Shane Geha and Adam ...

Adviser sentenced to eight years' prison

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
A financial adviser has been jailed over using clients' money to fund his lifestyle to the tune of $1.1 million, including $72,000 he spent on a boat, while licensed by AMP, NAB and Synchron. Anthony Dick has been sentenced to eight years in prison ...

Active portfolios post stellar returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... and Disruption Option, managed by Baillie Gifford, delivered a staggering 70.76% p.a. and 96.18% p.a. for its super and pension plan respectively. On an annualised basis it returned 28.8% p.a. as at September2020 since inception, while its benchmark ...